ST. LOUIS — In one of the toughest tournaments they have ever been involved with, the Onaway volleyball team held its own at the 16-team St. Louis tournament on Saturday, finishing with a 2-2 overall record and an appearance in the quarterfinals. The Cardinals, who were one of six state-ranked teams in the tournament, defeated Saginaw Swan Valley (24-26, 25-21, 15-8) and Corunna (25-22, 22-25, 15-11) before falling to Beal City (22-25, 15-25) in their last pool play game and Freeland (23-25, 25-18, 13-25) in a quarterfinal matchup. "Between this tournament and a tournament we had in Cadillac earlier this season, these are the two toughest tournaments our team has ever played in," Onaway volleyball coach Steve Watson said. "We really should have won our last match against Freeland, but we had four missed serves in that game. We served well all day until there."The Cardinals finished 2-1 in pool play to earn a spot in the gold bracket, where they were then defeated by the Falcons of Freeland. The Cardinals also had a competitive matchup with Beal City, who is currently ranked second in Class C. Beal City was a state semifinalist in Class D last season. Despite the defeats, Watson was pleased with his team's performance against stiff competition. "It was great competition, and our girls really rose up to the level of competition they were facing," Watson said. "The Beal City game was really tight, but even though we lost, that's a very good team we lost to. It was a really good tuneup tournament for us before we start the postseason next week."Leading the Cardinals in the tournament were Mariah Ehrke (58 kills, 49 digs), Devin Bristley (22 kills, 45 digs, four aces), Taylor Ehrke (81 assists, 22 digs, five aces), Lexi Szymoniak (11 kills, 35 digs, eight blocks), Sara Fullerton (11 kills, 22 digs) and Morganne Badgero (16 digs). The Cardinals also had a match on Monday, earning a 3-0 victory at Cedarville in a non-conference matchup. Leading the Cardinals (42-8-3) included Mariah Ehrke (13 kills, eight digs), Bristley (seven kills, six aces, three digs), Taylor Ehrke (27 assists, four aces, nine digs), Szymoniak (eight kills, five digs, four aces) and Jade Galer (two kills, five digs).